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In the Harbor of the usual Island on the usual ShipAugust 23, 1941Dear Folks:If you haven’t received a letter from me for about the last three weeks, the last two that I wrote must have been lost – someplace. Really, we’ve been at sea for about ten days so I haven’t been able to see or do anything other than in my line of work, and we are not supposed to say anything about our work, so there really isn’t a lot that I can write about. At least I can say that the last cruise was very quiet and routine, and we are going on another one in a few days that also promises to be fine & dull.I guess that’s better than having too much excitement, at that.Just before we went to sea this last time I decided that we were going to be here for a long time so I bought ½ interest in a car, and if we get any time off in the future I am planning to really see the island. It was really quite an investment, $37.50 for ½ of a 1932 oldsmobile. I had already spent at least that much out here for taxi and bus fare so I thought I could stand it. You don’t need a

In the Harbor of the usual Island on the usual ShipAugust 23, 1941Dear Folks:If you haven’t received a letter from me for about the last three weeks, the last two that I wrote must have been lost – someplace. Really, we’ve been at sea for about ten days so I haven’t been able to see or do anything other than in my line of work, and we are not supposed to say anything about our work, so there really isn’t a lot that I can write about. At least I can say that the last cruise was very quiet and routine, and we are going on another one in a few days that also promises to be fine & dull.I guess that’s better than having too much excitement, at that.Just before we went to sea this last time I decided that we were going to be here for a long time so I bought ½ interest in a car, and if we get any time off in the future I am planning to really see the island. It was really quite an investment, $37.50 for ½ of a 1932 oldsmobile. I had already spent at least that much out here for taxi and bus fare so I thought I could stand it. You don’t need a